Resources
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Michigan Christmas Tree Pest Management Guide
Published on January 27, 2021
A comprehensive guide for Christmas tree pest management from insects to diseases to protecting pollinators. -
A Mobile Guide for Weed Identification in Nurseries and Landscapes (E2982)
Published on December 10, 2020
This guide is available as a downloadable PDF that can be easily viewed on your mobile device and includes links that allow you to jump to certain pages of the guide. -
Pandemic Preparedness Plans and CHAMP Lite Tool
Published on August 26, 2020
Important information and resources for agriculture operations developing pandemic prepardness plans and implementing mitigation strategies that reduce exposure risks to COVID-19. -
Non-Timber Forest Products - Ag For Tomorrow Conference
Published on March 12, 2019
This presentation was given at the Michigan State University Ag for Tomorrow conference in Escanaba, MI on March 12th 2019. -
Boxwood Blight Disease Identified in Michigan
Published on January 25, 2019
This fact sheet describes plant symptoms of boxwood disease as well as integrated pest management strategies for those who encounter the disease. -
Weed Control in Christmas Trees - E3237
Published on May 1, 2018
Weeds can interfere with tree growth at any stage of Christmas tree production. -
Ornamental Horticulture: Increasing Profitability and Sustainability of Michigan’s Ornamental Plant Industry
Published on December 22, 2016
Climate, soils and a centralized location to markets make Michigan a national leader in producing greenhouse-grown plant material, landscape nursery stock and Christmas trees. -
Ornamental Horticulture: Programming to Increase Profitability and Sustainability of Michigan’s Ornamental Plant Industry
Published on December 22, 2016
Climate, soils and a centralized location to markets make Michigan a national leader in producing greenhouse-grown plant material, landscape nursery stock and Christmas trees. -
Christmas tree production
Published on March 21, 2016
Getting started with growing and marketing Christmas trees -
Integrated Pest Management Scouting in Perennial Agricultural Crops (E3295)
Published on November 23, 2015
Scouting and monitoring for pests is a critical step in quantifying potential damage that can be caused by a pest and aids in determining if intervention to control the pest is warranted.